Sun kept crying, but Zhu Qizhen lost his patience and said, "I'm going to do some work." Then he walked away.
As soon as he left, Mrs. Sun stopped crying.
After sitting in silence for a long time, he finally said angrily: "Zhen'er, he has changed."
The girl was extremely embarrassed, and at the same time a little uneasy. She said calmly: "My queen, this slave has embarrassed you."
"Forget it, it's not your fault." Mrs. Sun sighed, "Please step aside, I want to be alone."
"Yes, please leave." The girl breathed a sigh of relief, bowed gracefully, and exited the hall.
Ms. Sun was stunned. Although she couldn't accept it, she also understood that her son was far beyond her control. Forcibly interfering would only lead to bad consequences.
What made her particularly chilling was the hint of cruelty revealed by her son.
Sun has an illusion that if she persists in her obsession, her son will even do something treacherous.
Her mood suddenly hit the bottom, and she whispered softly: "That's all, it's okay not to interfere in the state affairs, but I have the final say in this harem from now on;
The old woman has less than two years to live. I don’t care outside the harem. No one in the harem can compete with me! "
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Small courtyard.
Li Qing was sitting in the shade of a tree, holding "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" in one hand and tea in the other, enjoying himself.
Taking history as a mirror, we can know the ups and downs.
Li Qing is now more and more aware of the importance of reading history. Many things recorded in it can be traced even in the Ming Dynasty. Even after so many years, it seems that nothing has changed.
I have been following the same old path...
Li Qing couldn't help but remember that he and Yao Guangxiao discussed the fate of the Ming Dynasty in the past.
Since the Qin Dynasty, the dynasty of the past dynasties has not lasted more than three hundred years!
In fact, not to mention three hundred years, two hundred years is enough.
The Han Dynasty lasted for more than 400 years, but it was cut off in the middle and cannot be regarded as an overall continuation. The Tang Dynasty was divided into the former Tang and the latter Tang. After that, the imperial power of the Later Tang declined in its local restraints. Strictly speaking, it cannot be regarded as a unified dynasty. .
Then came the two Song dynasties...
The dynasty lasted no more than three hundred years, which is already very polite.
In fact, it was only after the previous emperors that the dynasty began to decline.
"Can the Ming Dynasty break this curse?" Li Qing is not completely sure. External conflicts are not terrible. So far, the Ming Dynasty is still the strongest country in the world, no one.
But the disintegration of a dynasty is not directly related to whether it is strong or not, because most of the conflicts come from within.
It can be said that if there had been no internal troubles, it would still be Great Qin.
Since the unification of Liuhe by Emperor Qin, China has truly stood on top of the world, and external forces cannot destroy it at all.
Li Qing closed the history book and sighed: "In the final analysis, people's hearts are still lacking..."
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The peaceful time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, winter came again.
Nearly ten thousand elite troops from the Xuanfu government rushed to the capital and settled in the capital camp. Zhu Qizhen often went to practice martial arts to show his pro-military behavior.
The reaction from the civil service group was not strong. The main reason was that the ministers currently guarding the army were all from the civil service group. It was okay for the emperor to be pro-military.
More importantly, there is less fighting now.
The grasslands outside the Great Wall were pursued fiercely by Zhu Di, and Zhu Zhanji's forces were divided, and they were not enough to pose a threat to the Ming Dynasty. They were all fighting in the nest, and the Ming Dynasty had very few wars.
In this case, the general could not stand up at all.
The nobles, on the other hand, have long given up their military careers. They are either thinking about doing business to make a fortune, or they are enjoying the blessings brought to them by their ancestors and enjoying the glory and wealth.
Although he holds a title, it is not at all the same as the Hongwu period and the early Yongle period.
Li Qing wanted to win over Xun Gui, but they really couldn't live up to the expectations.
After living comfortably for too long, people will always become inert.
Today's Ming Dynasty is not the era of Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, and Li Wenzhong. Under this prosperous and prosperous background, it is difficult to create handsome talents like them again.
After Li Qing thought about it, there was only one group.
——Eunuch!
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The snow in Beiping in winter starts all at once and never ends.
Today, Li Qing's procrastination relapsed again. He delayed his morning meeting time after time and again by "getting up right away".
On second thought, I was already delayed anyway, so I might as well go back to sleep.
Ever since, it was already midnight when I woke up again.
The snow stopped, and the sun gave off a soft halo, but it intensified the chill. The eyes were filled with white. Against the background of the white snow, the vision was particularly good.
"Hmm~" Li Qing stretched his limbs, his face full of joy.
After lazing around, Li Qing picked up the shovel under the eaves and started shoveling the snow.
With so much snow, it would be a waste not to build a snowman.
Li Qing was very capable with his hands. He gathered the snow together in just a quarter of an hour, and it took another half an hour to build an oversized chubby one.
It's as big as three Li Qing, the chubby little boy.
That naive look was not to mention endearing. Li Qing was holding the shovel with both hands and resting his chin on the shovel stick, with a kind face.
"Dang Dang Dang~"
There was a knock on the door outside the hospital, and then a high-pitched voice came: "Is Mr. Li at home?"
Li Qing recognized Wang Zhen's voice and frowned slightly: What is this old eunuch doing?
"coming."
"Squeak~" Li Qing took off the door bolt and opened the door. The first thing he saw was Zhu Qizhen.
Today, Zhu Qizhen is dressed in short clothes and chainmail, reflecting the cold sunshine. He is not yet fifteen years old, but he is already 170cm tall, and he is a handsome young man.
"No need to be formal." Zhu Qizhen smiled and walked into the small courtyard with his hands behind his back. As soon as he entered, he was attracted by the huge snowman.
He exclaimed: "What a big snowman, is this... your son?"
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Zhu Qizhen knew that he had guessed wrong. As far as he knew, Li Qing had not yet married.
"Who is this?"
"A friend from many years ago." Li Qing said with a smile.
Zhu Qizhen looked around the snowman. Somehow, he felt a strong sense of intimacy.
"This kid is quite fat."
Li Qing: "..."
"Your Majesty, did you just finish your martial arts performance?" Li Qing changed the subject.
"Ang, we just finished the martial arts performance." Zhu Qizhen said with a smile, "I haven't been to your place yet. This yard is quite small."
"It's good to be small, so you won't look into space." Li Qing smiled, "Let's go inside."
Zhu Qizhen was still looking at the snowman and said with a smile, "This snowman is quite good-looking. Let's talk here. Wang Zhen, go and bring two chairs."
"The chair is in the living room." Li Qing added.
Wang Zhen agreed, trotted to the living room, and quickly set up two chairs.
The monarch and his ministers sat down, comfortably basking in the sun. Zhu Qizhen hummed softly: "Sir, you didn't go to court today again. I will deduct your salary this time."
"I'm planning something." Li Qing opened his mouth.
Zhu Qizhen didn't doubt that he was there, and suddenly became energetic, "What is it?"
He felt itchy after not doing anything for so long.
Li Qing glanced at Wang Zhen.
Zhu Qizhen understood and said, "Wang Zhen, go outside and watch for a while, and let the Jinyi guards guard you. No one is allowed to come in without an order."
"Yes." Wang Zhen was filled with bitterness and reluctantly left the courtyard.
"Can we talk now?" Zhu Qizhen asked impatiently.
Li Qing said: "The army can no longer allow civil servants to garrison it."
Zhu Qizhen was stunned, "You mean this?"
After a pause, he said: "The purpose of sending the garrison minister is to supervise the corruption problem in the army. If we remove him, I'm afraid the corruption problem will become more serious."
"Has the corruption disappeared after sending garrison ministers?" Li Qing asked.
Zhu Qizhen thought for a while and slowly shook his head: "No, but it's a lot better."
"Your Majesty, you look a lot better, but that may not be the case, and it may even get worse." Li Qing said, "Civil officials are very thoughtful and are best at superficial work. If things go on for a long time, the army will be infiltrated by civil servants sooner or later. ."gòйЪ.ōΓg
After hearing the second half of the sentence, Zhu Qizhen's face became solemn.
"Sir, what do you mean, sir, to abolish the town minister?"
"Absolutely." Li Qing said, "If you are worried, you can use eunuchs instead, but it is time to put the rectification of the army on the agenda."
Zhu Qizhen nodded slowly: "However, I'm afraid it won't be so easy this time."
"Yes!" Li Qing sighed, "But it has to be done, right? If the emperor wants to be a true emperor, it is necessary to consolidate the imperial power."
After a pause, he asked again: "By the way, what's going on with the British father?"
"The war is expected to end before the end of the year, and all the troops will be able to return probably in February next year." Zhu Qizhen said, "There was indeed trouble in Luchuan, but it is not serious and is still within control."
Li Qing nodded slightly, "In that case, let's get started. From the proposal, to the dispute, to the dust settling, it will take a few months at the earliest.
But now, this time point is just right. "Li Qing said, "Eventually, the plan will fail, so why not take advantage of this opportunity to make a big push. "
Zhu Qizhen clenched his fist: "Okay!!"
